Boston vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$189
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
92
59
🏙️ Population
676K
9.61M

The cost of living in Boston is 509% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 35th and 8130th ($3345 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 3rd in the United States and Egypt, respectively. Check the United States vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 83rd and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Cairo

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Boston Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$2554

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701